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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Osprey on February 07, 2017, 12:35:31 am

Title: Shopping
Post by: Osprey on February 07, 2017, 12:35:31 am

(http://i.imgur.com/SE72AGk.jpg)

Title: Re: Shopping
Post by: visualizer on February 07, 2017, 01:45:26 am

The two lamp illuminations almost
appear as the eyes of this image.
I'm afraid that metal shopping carts
will soon be history, as plastic takes
over. Another way to date an image.
Well done!
John M R

Title: Re: Shopping
Post by: drmike on February 07, 2017, 02:55:06 am

Nice, I like it - good and simple. I wonder if it was possible (and beneficial) to make the metal carts a bit more silver rather than yellow?

Title: Re: Shopping
Post by: Tony Jay on February 07, 2017, 03:37:46 am

Honestly, I think this image needs to stay just the way that it is.
Yes it has a colour cast - so what!

Tony Jay

Title: Re: Shopping
Post by: drmike on February 07, 2017, 03:40:59 am

I felt that perhaps having a brighter section at the bottom might emphasise the contrasting nature of the carts against the plainer wall and add a little sparkle. Just a thought and as ever I'm happy to be wrong :)

Title: Re: Shopping
Post by: Osprey on February 08, 2017, 01:54:52 am

(http://i.imgur.com/Z0xttLX.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/i6Ko2wA.jpg)

I prefer the jaundiced color cast and the darker carts personally. 

Title: Re: Shopping
Post by: drmike on February 08, 2017, 02:30:37 am

Certainly the first of those is no improvement (IMO), the second where I think you have lifted the carts to be whiter hasn't really had the effect I thought it might. Always worth a look though :)

Title: Re: Shopping
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 08, 2017, 09:46:08 am

Both of these improve the original, IMHO.
But I prefer the first of the new versions. It seems to be about the wall and the shopping carts, while the second is about the color.

Title: Re: Shopping
Post by: RSL on February 08, 2017, 10:01:49 am

Hi Osprey,

Do you actually have a name?

Are you familiar with the work of Lee Friedlander? You ought to be.

Here's another alternative, probably more Friedlandery than the original.

Title: Re: Shopping
Post by: Osprey on February 08, 2017, 10:23:03 pm

Yes, I've heard of Lee Friedlander, but always thought of him for his street people stuff.  Stephen Shore's has done a lot of stuff on this type of subject matter as well. 

I like your crop.